GDS 3 KW generator runs on water

[Cadman]

Seems like he is trying to prevent any verification of design by duplication

We and we alone control the worldwide rights to our property. Please note that it is a criminal offence should anyone attempt to copy our design for either their personal or resale use.

By the way, I was under the impression that any patented device could be recreated by an individual for personal use. Is this incorrect?

[TinselKoala]

Seems like he is trying to prevent any verification of design by duplication
By the way, I was under the impression that any patented device could be recreated by an individual for personal use. Is this incorrect?

No, you are not incorrect, in the USA at least. The threatening quasi-legal language on Potter's website is incorrect on a number of bases. Sending a description of a design to a Nevada shell corporation offers no legal protection at all except maybe "copyright" and even that is doubtful, and unless his "actual" design is substantially different from what he showed in the video, he has no recourse at all if anyone should purchase and gut a Generac genset, and put a few batteries, inverters, Pelton-wheel PMAs etc inside and claim that it "works". In fact a case could be made that he himself has infringed on several prior art patents and applications himself... IF what he showed in the video is what is really inside what he is intending to offer for sale.
Reading the solicitation for "applications for distributorships" makes me think that he and Richard Willis are old buddies.

[ashg]

http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?FT=D&date=20140522&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP&CC=WO&NR=2014076510A1&KC=A1&ND=4

[TinselKoala]

Good find! 

So unless the GDS system is doing something different than what Potter showed in the video, this application seems to have the basic idea of pumping a water jet onto a turbine wheel driving an alternator/generator completely covered.

But if you look a little deeper at the "Search Report" you can see two actual granted patents and two applications that are prior art that cause this application to be rejected.
"The claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone."

US 4086764A
US 4345160A

[Nink]

Looks like no one pre paid to order 50,000 units so they have now removed the distributor document link and information about only selling direct to distributors and they posted we will sell direct again but will not accept orders until mid march.  Having trouble keeping up. 

Don't worry GDS if you want your old distributor page back or a copy of your distributor document I made a backup for you.  Also have a long list of your other stuff you posted on kijiji, Alibaba  etc if you want backup copies of these as well.